Golf-simulating game



GOL Cf RYAN F SIMULATING GAME Filed NOV.

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vUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.'

THOMAS C. RYAN, 0F WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

GoLF-sIMULArING GAME.

Application'led November 11, 1926. Serial 1go. 147,748.

The invention is a new and improved game simulating golf and intended primarily to be played indoors, and it provides such a game, in which the experiences encountered in actual golf playing, are well represented.

The game includes a course and game pieces (imaginary balls) to be advanced along the same, and the principal object of the invention is to provide a game in which three dice are rolled or cast simultaneously at each mythical stroke, one die showing the lateral position to which the imaginary ball is driven, another die showing the distance driven, and the third disclosing any penalty to be exacted or premium to be awarded after completion of the stroke, saidother die being one of a plurality of similar dice to be selected according to the position from which the imaginary stroke is-to be made.

It is a further aim to have the distancedetermining dice represent the different clubs commonly used in playing golf and to provide data at different points along the course, tol show whichv one of these dice should next be rolled or cast with the two dice which determine the lateral position and the premiums or penalties respectively. For instance, if the imaginary stroke is to be made from a sand trap on the course,printed directions appear at such trap, to the effect that the nibliclr is to be used. The player thus knows that ifhe is to stroke from this sand trap, he must use the distance-determining die which represents the niblick. This die is then rolled with the two above mentioned dice to determine the success of the next stroke.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game of the class setr forth which may be easily and inexpensively manufactured and sold at small cost, will be easy to understand and play and will give a great deal of enjoyment. .y

With the forgoing in View. the invention resides in the novel subject matte-r hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawings. I

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the course.

Figs. 2 and 2A are perspective views of the die which determines the lateral position of the mythical ball after each imaginary stroke. l.

Figs. 3 and 3A are perspective views of the die which determines any premium to be awarded or penalty lto be exacted, after i an imaginary stroke has been made.

Figs. 4 to 10 and 4A to 10A are perspective views of the seven club-representing dice which determine the distance which the` mythical ball is driven at each imaginary stroke. y

While the 'drawings above briefly described, show one maner of carrying my i'nvention intol effect, it is to be understoodl at" the outset that within the scope of such invention as claimed, numerous variations may be made.v For instance, while aminiature representation of a nine hole course has been given, with the roughs, fairways, etc., in certain definite relations, it is to b e understood that the course representation could have any desired number of holes and that the various portions of the vcourse could bear other relations than those herein shown. Moreover, while certain data ils herein disclosed upon the numerous dice, it is possible that. in some instances, other data could be substituted. From this, it will be understood that the present disclosure is illustrative, rather than limiting.

The representation of the golf course may be printed, painted or otherwise formed upon a sheet 11 ofcardboard, heavy paper, oil-cloth or any other desired material, the sheet being preferably so decorated, as to imitate a birds eye view of an actual golf course. The roughs and fairways of the course, are divided 'by units of linear measurement 12, said units preferably representing yards. At numerous oints along the course, hazards such as bun ers, water areas, sand traps, ditches, barriers, etc., are represented, and at such points, as well as at other desirable points, printed directions '13 appear,"such a's Use driver, Use mashie, Use niblick, etc., and in all instances, these printed directions indicate the particular form of golf club lwhich should be used under corresponding circumstances on an actual golf course. As will be seen by an inspection oflFig. 1, certain other printed directions may appear at different portions of the course, and when the imaginary ball (a game piece to be moved along the course) is not upon a portion ofthe course containing directions` as. to the club to .be used, the player may use his own discretion.

I 'provide a pluralityy of or cast in playing the game,

fully illustrated on sheet 2 of the drawings. One die is denoted at 14, another at 15, and seven others are denoted at 16, the same reference character being used, due to their similarity to each other. One of the dice 16, and the dice 14-15 are simultaneously rolled at each mythical stroke, and as these dice disclose data which is to be read preferably in certain order when they come to rest, they are preferably of such nature as to indicate the correct order of reading. In this country, due to the colors commonly used on the national emblem, whenever anyone sees the colors red, white and blue, he naturally considers them in the order stated. Hence, as the die 14 is preferably to be read first, the die 16 second and the die 15 third, l preferably color these dice red, white and blue, respectively. It will of course be understood that all of the dice 16 are white, but as will be hereinafter apparent, only one of these dice is selected at each mythical stroke, to be rolled or cast with the dice 14-15.

The die 14 displays data indicating the lateral position to which the mythical ball has been driven by an imaginary stroke, this data being shown fully in Figs. 2 and 2A. rlhe die 15 has printed thereon, data showing premiums which may be allowed or penalties which may be exacted after the imaginary strokes have been made, such data being illustrated in Figs, 3 and 3A. The dice 16 represent the numerous forms of golf clubs commonly used, and these dice have symbols printed thereon in the present instance, showing the particular clubs which they represent. D on one of these dice, designates it as a driver; B is the brassie; I is the iron: MI is the midiron; M is the mashie: N is the nibliclr; and P is the putter. The dice 16 also display numbers representing different distances which the mythical ball may be driven on any of the imaginary strokes.

1n playing the game, each time a player is to make a mythical stroke, he simultaneously rolls or casts the dice 14415 and one of the dice 16, the particular one of the latter which he will select being in the present instance determined by the printed directions 13 on the course, if the stroke is to be made from a point at which such directions appear. For instance, in starting the game, the driver should be used and hence the die 16 displaying the symbol D is rolled or cast with the dice i4 and 15. As the game advances. if the mythical ball (a game piece not shown) is to be driven for instance from a sand trap, the printed directions at such trap inform the player that he is to use niblick. Then, he would select the die 16 having the symbol im. 1f no printed directions appear upon e course at the point from which stroke is to be made, then the player uses his own discretion in selecting one of the dice 16 to be rolled or cast with the dice 14 and 15. The simultaneous rolling or casting of three dice 14, 15 and 16, represents a stroke in an actual game of golf, and when these dice come to rest, their uppermost surfaces are read to determine the success of the mythical stroke. The reading on the red die 14, always gives the lateral position to which the imaginary ball has been driven; the reading on the white die 16, shows the distance which the ball has been driven, and the data on the blue die 15 indicates whether a penalty is to be eXacted or a premium awarded. The object of the game is of course to cover the entire course with the least possible number of strokes.

ln addition to the general directions above given, certain special rules are preferably followed, and the only variations from the rules used in actually playing golf are those printed upon the course itself and those set forth in the following Situatie- A stymie is made onlywhen the balls lie within 25 yards of the hole and when one player who is at a greater distance from the hole, on the same side, plays and holes out, thereby heling out his opponents ball also. Also, the white die must give the exact yardage to the hole or register Hole out and the blue die must register Stvmie on green.

Hole in one-Can be made only on the first stroke or cast of the dice when the red die registers Fair center, not Fair, the white die registers the exact yardage to a hole. and the blue die registers Hole in one.

Play/mg dead to fiole on (my strokelll/'lith the exception ef a mashie or niblick approach shot` as explained in the next succeeding special rule, and a Hole in one shot, as explained in the preceding special rule, a player cannot Hole out even though the club die register the exact distance to the hole unless the stroke occurs within 25 yards of the hole and a putter is used. Otherwise the ball must always be played again at a distance of 5 yards from the hole.

Holz'ng out th a mashz'e or molida- Only occurs on a short approach shot in an arca yards from the hole, 0n any side, when the red die registers Fair center, the white die registers the exact yardage to the hole, and the blue die registers Hole out with M. or N Us@ of marien-fr putter can only be used when the ball lies within 25 yards of a hole.

lV/zen. in. magia-Ball continues to remain in rough unless it is on the fairway again by the red die -c l 'ng Fair7 or il center. excepting v falling or lying in spef ial arr-as noted o`v` course.

C revisiter-'mig a holef-mien a player over Cdl . .proaching side shoots a hole beyond the limits givenV on the course the ball is next played on the apof the hole at a distance equal tothe length of the overshot less the ori inal distance to the hole.l

Y (gut of bauma-Out of bounds will be classed as an vunplayable ball and a new ball must beplayed from the original position with the penalty of a stroke.

Certain abbreviations appearing in the drawings will be readily understood by considering the following, also certain printed directions may be more readily understoodz- Owthe red dz'e.--Fair means fairway. Fair center means center of the fairway. Out of bounds on l means out of bounds on the players first stroke on any holeon 'the course,l and another stroke from the tee must be attempted.

Roughon Zand 4 means that a players -ball has fallen in the rough withl either his 2nd, or 4th shot on any hole on the course,

except certain particular holes noted on they course. v

As excellent results have been obtained from a game vconstructed strictly in accordance with the present disclosure, such disclosure is preferably followed. However, Within the scope of the inventionas claimed, variations lmay be made, as hereinbefore stated. i

l. In a golf simulating game, a course, three dice to be rolled at each mythical stroke, one die having data showing distances which an imaginary ball may be driven, another die having data showing lateral positions to which the ball may be driven, the other die having data showing premiums and penalties which may be given or exacted when the stroke has been made, said one die being one of a plurality of similar dice to be selected according to the point on the course from which the mythical stroke is to be made. 3

2. In a golf simulating game, a course, three dice to be rolled at each mythical stroke, one die having data showing distances which an imaginary ball may be driven, another die having data showing lateral positions to which the ball may be driven, theother die having data showing premiums and penalties which may be given orexacted when the stroke has been made, said one ldie being one of a plurality of similar dice, and means directing selection of the proper one of these dice to be rolled, ac cording to the point on the course from which the mythical stroke is to be made.

3. In a golf simulating'game, a course having uni-ts of linear measurement, data at difl ferent points along the course-indicating the clubs to be used atsuch points, a plurality of club-representing dice having data showing different distances which a mythical ball may be ldriven, and two additional dice to be rolled with one of said club-representing dice when making an imaginary stroke, one of said additional dice having data disclosing lateral positions to which the mythical ball may be driven by the'stroke, the other of said additional dice having data disclosing premiums and penalties; selection of the particular club-representing die to be roll-ed with said two additional dice, being determined by the datal on the course at the point from which the imaginary stroke is to be made.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto aixed my signature.

1 THOMAS C. RYAN. 

